Omicron-aryl phosphoroamidohydrazidothioates



O-ARYL PHOSPHOROAMIDOHYDRAZIDO- THIOATES Etcyl H. Blair, Midland, Mich.,assignor to The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich., a corporation ofDelaware No Drawing. Application April 30, 1956 Serial No. 581,362

Claims. (Cl. 260-461) This invention is concerned with the O-arylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioates having the formula In this andsucceeding formulas, X represents an aryl radical whose aromatic nucleusmay contain at least one substituent selected from the group consistingof chlorine, bromine, nitro and alkoxy, R and R each represent hydrogenor lower alkyl, R represents lower alkyl or cyclohexyl and R representshydrogen, lower alkyl or phenyl. The substituent X as used in the aboveformula refers to a phenyl radical or substituted phenyl radicalcontaining one or more substituents including chlorine, bromine, loweralkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, benzyl, lower alkoxy or nitro. The termslower alkyl and lower alkoxy refer to the alkyl and alkoxy radicalscontaining from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, inclusive. These new compounds arecrystalline solids or viscous liquids, somewhat soluble in many organicsolvents and of very low solubility in water. They have been found to beactive as parasiticides and are adapted to be employed as active toxicconstituents of compositions for the control of bacteria, fungi, mitesand insect organisms such as Southern army worms and Mexican beanbeetles.

The new compounds may be prepared by reacting hydrazine, phenylhydrazineor a lower alkylhydrazine with a phosphoroamidochloridothioate of theformula The reaction is carried out in the presence of an inert organicsolvent such as benzene, toluene or methylene chloride. The reaction issomewhat exothermic and takes place smoothly at the temperature range offrom 0 to 50 C. with the formation of the desired product and hydrazineor substituted hydrazine hydrochloride. The temperature may becontrolled by regulating the rate of contacting the reactants and byexternal cooling. Good results are obtained when employing at least twomolecular proportions of the hydrazine reagent with each molecularproportion of the phosphoroamidochloridothioate reagent.

In carrying out the reaction, the hydrazine reagent is added portionwiseto the phosphoroamidochloridothioate reagent dispersed in the reactionsolvent. If desired, the hydrazine reagent may likewise be dispersed inthe reaction solvent before addition to thephosphoroamidochloridothioate reagent. The addition is carried out withstirring and at a temperature of from 0 C. to 50 C.

2 Upon completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture iswashed withwater and any reaction solvent removed by evaporation or partialdistillation under reduced pressure to obtain the desired product as aresidue.

The following examples illustrate the invention but are not to beconstrued as a limitation thereof.

EXAMPLE 1 O-(2,4,5-trichl0rophenyl) Nmethylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate Hydrazine hydrate (10 grams, 0.2mole) was added portionwise with stirring to a solution of 32 grams (0.1mole) of O-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl)N-methylphosphoroamidoclrloridothioate in milliliters of methylenechloride. The addition was carried out in 20 minutes and at atemperature of from 20 to 30 C. After the addition, the reaction mixturewas stirred for 1.5 hours at a temperature of from 20 to 32 C. tocomplete the reaction. The reaction mixture was then washed with waterand the solvent removed by evaporation to obtain anO-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) N-methylphosphoroamido- 'hydrazidothioateproduct as a liquid residue. Upon standing this product crystallized.The product was recrystallized from methanol and found to melt at 104105 C.

EXAMPLE 2 NH-CHa A solution of 0.2 mole of phenylhydrazine in 50milliliters of benzene was added portionwise with stirring to a solutionof 32 grams (0.1 mole) of O-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl)N-methylphosphoroamidochloridothioate in 200 milliliters of benzene. Theaddition was carried out in one hour and at room temperature. Followingthe addition, the reaction mixture was heated at 50 C. for two hours tocomplete the reaction. The phenylhydrazine hydrochloride formed was thenremoved by filtration and the filtrate washed with benzene. Uponevaporation of the benzene an O-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) N-methyl-2-phenylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate product was obtained as acrystalline solid. This product was recrystallized from methanol andfound to melt at 112- 113 C.

EXAMPLE 3' O (2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) N,2,2trimethylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate A solution of 12 grams (0.2mole) of 2,2-dimethylhydrazine in 50 milliliters of benzene was addedportionwise with stirring to a solution of 32 grams (0.1 mole) of0-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) N-methylphosphoroamidochloridothioate inmilliliters of benzene. The addition was carried out in 30 minutes andat room temperature. Following the addition, the reaction mixture washeated at 50 C. for one hour and then stirred for two Patented Sept. 9,1958- r 3 hours while cooling to room temperature. Upon completion ofthe reaction, the dimethylhydrazine hydrochloride formed was removed byfiltration and the filtrate EMMPLE 4 O-(4-011Zora-2-cyclohexylphenyl)N-cyclohexy[phosphoroamidohydrazidothioate S NH'CnHu Hydrazine hydrate(5 grams, 0.1 mole) was added portionwise with stirring to a solution ofgrams (0.28 mole) of O-(4-chloro-2-cyclohexylphenyl)N-cyclohexylphosphoroamidochloridothioate in 100 milliliters of benzene.The addition was carried out in one hour and at a temperature of 28 C.Following the addition, the reaction mixture was heated at 45 C. for onehour and then allowed to cool to room temperature. The reaction mixturewas then washed with water and the benzene evaporated to obtain anO-(4-chloro-2-cyclohexylphenyl)N-cyclohexylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate product as a white solid.This product was recrystallized from methanol and found to melt at122-123 C.

In a similar manner other O-aryl phosphoroamidohydrazidothioates may beprepared of which the following are representative:

O-(4-bromophenyl) N-ethylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate by the reactionof hydrazine hydrate and O-(4- bromophenyl)N-ethylphosphoroamidochloridothioate.

O-(Z-nitrophenyl) N,N-dimethyl 2,2 diethylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioateby the reaction of 2,2-diethyl hydrazine and O-(Z-nitrophenyl)N,N-dimethyl phosphoroamidochloridothioate.

O-(4-methoxyphenyl) N-methyl 2 phenylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate bythe reaction of phenylhydrazinc and O-(4-methoxyphenyl)N-methylphosphoroamidochloridothioate.

O-(4-benzylphenyl) N-ethylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate by the reactionof hydrazine hydrate and O-(4- benzylphenyl)N-ethylphosphoroamidochloridothioate.

O-(Z-biphenylyl) N-ethyl 2,2 dimethylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate bythe reaction of 2,2-dimethyl hydrazine and O-(Z-biphenylyl)N-ethylphosphoroamidochloridothioate.

O-(2,5-dimethylphenyl) N-methylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate by thereaction of hydrazine hydrate and O-(2,5-dimethylphenyl) Nmethylphosphoroamidochloridothioate.

O-(3,4 dichlorophenyl) N,N diethylphosphoramidohydrazidothioate by thereaction of hydrazine hydrate and O-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)N,N-diethylphosphoroamidochloridothioate.

O-(2-chloro 4 tertiarybutyl) N-methylphosphoro-' amidohydrazidothioateby the reaction of hydrazine hydrate and O-(2-chloro-4-tertiarybutyl)N-methylphos-v pho-roamidochloridothioate.

The new O-aryl phosphoroamidohydrozidothioates are effective asfungicides and parasiticides and are adapted to be employed for thecontrol of fungi such as Alternaria .4 solani and many household andagricultural pests. For such use the products may be dispersed on afinely divided carrier and employed as dusts. The new products may alsobe employed in oils, as constituents in water emulsions or in Waterdispersions. In a representative operation 100 .percent controls ofSouthern army worms, Mexican bean beetles, two-spotted spider mites andhouseflies have been obtained with aqueous compositions containing twopounds of O-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) N-methyl 2phenylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate per 100 gallons of water.

The O-aryl phosphoroamidochloridothioates employed as starting materialsmay be prepared by the reaction at a temperature of from 10 to 50 C. oftwo molecular proportions of a lower alkyl amine or cyclohcxylamine andone molecular proportion of an O-aryl phosphorodichloridothioate. Incarrying out the reaction, a benzene -solution of the amine is addedportionwise to the phosphorodichloridothioate reagent dissolved inbenzene. This operation is carried out with stirring and at the reactiontemperature. Upon completion of the reaction, the amine hydrochloride isfiltered off and the benzene removed by evaporation to obtain thedesired product as a residue.

I claim: 1. A phosphoroamidohydrazidothioate having the formula RX--O-l" /Ra NH-N substituent selected from the group consisting ofchlorine,

bromine, nitro and lower alkoxy, R and R each represent a member of thegroup consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl, R represents a member ofthe group consisting of lower alkyl and cyclohexyl and R represents amember of the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl and phenyl.

2. O-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) N-methylphosphoramidohydrazidothioate.

3. O-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) p11oroamidohydrazidothioate.

4. O(2,4,5trichlorophenyl) N,2,2trimethylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate.

5. O-(4-chloro-2-cyclohexylphenyl)N-cyclohexylphosphoroamidohydrazidothioate.

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